Do you spend the summer in the city? It is true that Madrid does not have a beach, but what it does have is a great range of original plans to have a great time in the summer months, especially if what you like is good food† And it is that among them is the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of restaurants and locations that in these weeks leading up to the new season, they renew their spaces and their menus to adapt them to the needs and tastes of the new season and that they offer what we are all looking for at this time of the year. You know, the terraces and the ‘roofs’ with views open, the menus and cards are full of much fresher and lighter dishes, the cocktails take center stage…
Italian or Japanese cuisine, classic Mediterranean cuisine, snacks and appetizers, high-quality Cantonese cuisine, grilled meats, Spanish cuisine with distinctive accents, rice and fish… The gastronomic offer of the capital is very wide and varied at this time of the year. And it is practically impossible to visit all the restaurants that are open during the summer season in Madrid… but we have selected here some of the most interesting ones that you would like to visit in this month of June that has just started (and also the rest of summer, if you have time).
From the terrace of the Arrabal restaurant, located in Plaza Mayor, where you can enjoy the best Cachopo in all of Madrid (according to the Cachopo Guide itself) to the Sessions restaurant in the Hard Rock Hotel, which has revamped its menu with fresher dishes and with seasonal ingredients, passing by the Shanghai Station restaurant, which has just taken up a fancier upscale Cantonese food offering, or Casa Isabella, a new restaurant that has just opened its doors to transport you to an 80s Italian home… file all these proposals that we leave you here… and enjoy the best gastronomy in the capital this summer season! Which one are you going to first?
The flagship restaurant of the iconic Hard Rock Hotel Madrid, sessions, has renewed its menu with fresher dishes made with seasonal ingredients. Forget the classic burger: in this little oasis in the middle of the city you can enjoy original Mediterranean dishes this summer such as a burratina with citrus and spicy accents, salmon tartare, oxtail with sweet potato puree, senyoret or mushroom rice dishes or grilled artichokes. Everything delicious!
Where? street of Atocha, 17
Sweet and Sour Cherry Tomatoes, Spinach with Creamy Sesame Sauce, Pork Ribs with Crispy Chao Fan, Peking Chicken, Chinese Torrezno with Hoisin Sauce or Bi feng tang style Softshell Crab are some of the select new dishes from Shanghai Station, which has just added a more exclusive luxury offering to its Cantonese menu. You will love it!
Where? Juan Bravo, 25
One of the most secret gardens in Madrid… On the terrace of Ginkgo Garden You can enjoy a delicious menu, renewed every 15 days with different proposals, bringing together the best of Spanish and Asian cuisine: sushi, wagyu carpaccio, duck ravioli, Cordovan salmorejo, sea bass ceviche, sirloin steak tatakis… All accompanied of a good cocktail. The drinks menu – which has been worked on for 4 months – features delicious proposals such as the ‘Blue Panda Colada’ or a refreshing sangria made with gin.
Where? Gil de Santivanes Street, 6
The terrace of Suburb Restaurant, in the Plaza Mayor, you will love it. The culinary proposal is based on a gastronomy where the product acquires all the protagonists, traditional and traditional dishes and preparations with a distinctive touch that exalts the virtues of its cuisine. In the menu you will find from casual starters perfect for sharing, to seasonal stews, great meats made with care, fish made with a very personal style and the best cachopo in Madrid. Safety pin!
Where? Plaza Mayor 23
Cádiz and Madrid are presented in the proposal for part, a contemporary bistro with a menu designed for sharing, consisting of dishes and some appetizers to enjoy with your hands. The menu varies according to the market and the daily recommendations of its trusted suppliers, but some of its proposals will convince you: tuna a la bordelaise and mashed potatoes, Iberian spring, with black mojo and cauliflower cream, artichokes with unctuous sherry pickle and jerky. ..
Where? C. of Bethlehem, 6
Cozy, warm and romantic, Casa Isabella will be the new place where lovers of home-cooked Italian cuisine will make a pilgrimage. Family recipes are the stars of a menu that includes mythical dishes such as the truffle fettuccini or the tagliata with rosemary and fries, cooked with all the care to make the inhabitants of Madrid fall in love, in a three-storey place with a decoration that will captivate you.
Where? C. de Puigcerda, 4
This orchard by Arturo Soria will captivate you. On the large back terrace of the soul garden, that calls for rest, you can try ‘green’ recipes and lighter dishes that will help you cope with the heat, such as the Grilled vegetables with romescu, the Zucchini cannelloni filled with vegan bolognese or a delicious veggie burger.
Where? Arturo Soria, 207
the madonna It is the seventh Sushita restaurant in Madrid. With an area of 250 m2, two terraces and a decoration inspired by Italy, it will offer its customers a unique experience, with a new kitchen concept that combines the tradition of Italian cuisine with the innovation of modern Japanese cuisine. Vitello tonatto carpaccio of beef tenderloin and diced red tuna, spider crab cannelloni with coconut velouté and cardamom or false risotto with shrimp and tempura mushrooms are some of the proposals.
Where? Diego Ayllon, age 12
Source: Marie Claire
